Joseph Alfred Birdsall Jr

Military
media-57368.jpeg UPL 57368 Abraham crew. 493BG.

Rear L-R: Guy Almes, Joe Birdsall, Gerald Wilbanks, Bernard Amsden, Will Moore, Anthony DiLorenzo.

Front L-R: Paul Slawter, Stanley Abraham, Rex Harding.

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Object Number - UPL 57368 - Abraham crew. 493BG. Rear L-R: Guy Almes, Joe Birdsall, Gerald Wilbanks, Bernard Amsden, Will Moore, Anthony DiLorenzo. Front L-R: Paul...

Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions.





Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Stanley Abraham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-453987
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lockport, LA 2 April 1922 Son Joseph A. Sr. and Elizabeth [Matherne] Birdsall.

Enlisted

New Orleans, LA 4 September 1942 New Orleans, Louisiana

Died

Arabi, LA 9 July 2012 Joseph A. Birdsall, Jr., a World War II Air Force Veteran, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the age of 90. Joseph was born in Lockport, LA and resided in Arabi, LA for 50 years until 2005. Loving husband of Esther Birdsall for 62 years. Son of the late Joseph A. Birdsall, Sr. and Elizabeth Matherne Birdsall. Father of four. Brother of two brothers and four sisters. Also survived by 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren

Buried

Saint Bernard Memorial Gardens Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, LA 12 July 2012 Saint Bernard Memorial Gardens Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Based

Debach Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorDarren Jelley
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corrected assignment details

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84835494/joseph-a-birdsall-jr-wwii-army-en…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91769195/joseph-alfred-birdsall

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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Object number: UPL 57368 - Abraham crew. 493BG. Rear L-R: Guy Almes, Joe...